| Total population | |
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| 18,315[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vancouver,Toronto,Calgary,Montreal,Edmonton,Quebec City,Ontario | |
| Languages | |
| Igbo,[2]English,French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Igbo people,Nigerian Canadians,Igbo Americans,Nigerian Americans |
Igbo Canadians are citizens ofCanada that are of full or partialIgbo descent. The Igbo are an ethnic group fromNigeria. According to the2016 Canadian census, the number of people who identified as Igbo was 18,315.[1] Some Igbo people may have identified as Nigerian. There were 51,835 people who self identified asNigerian Canadian in the 2016 census.[1] Additionally, 18,315 people identified Igbo as their mother tongue and 8,850 people said that they had some knowledge of Igbo. Many are descendants ofAfrican American slaves who escaped using theUnderground Railroad with some coming from West Africa and the diaspora.[2]
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